inunction

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  1. noun The process of applying and rubbing in an ointment.
  2. noun The act of anointing, as in a religious ceremony.

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  1. Middle English, anointing, from Latin inūnctiō, inūnctiōn-, from inūnctus, past participle of inunguere, to anoint : in-, on; see in-2 + unguere, to smear.

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  1. from Latin inunctio(n-), an anointing, a spreading on, from inungere, anoint, spread on, from in, on, + ungere, smear: see unction. Cf. anoint, from the same verb (Latin inungere).
 

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/ɪnˈəŋkʃən/
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